Apex Legends Mobile: release date rumours, crossplay and beta news

By Rob Leane

Published: Tuesday, 02 November 2021 at 12:00 am

Want to experience the fun and action of Apex Legends through your mobile phone? Well, good news – Respawn Entertainment is bringing us just that, which means we can take part in killer battle royales from anywhere! But the Apex Legends Mobile release date is still something of a mystery.

It is a busy time for the game lately with Apex Legends season 11 launching and a new Apex Legends character added in alongside it, but when will we get to experience the game on mobile?

There were beta tests for Apex Legends mobile in various countries (we were not one of them) earlier in the year and feedback has been positive – apparently, the touch screen mechanics are a joy to use.

So here is all we know so far about Apex Legends mobile, including when we think we should be able to play it.

When is the Apex Legends Mobile release date?

The Apex Legends Mobile release date has not been confirmed yet, at least for UK players, but we’re hoping to see the handheld version launch in the final months of 2021. That is seemingly less likely as we head into November, so we could be looking at early 2022, but maybe Respawn has it in mind as a Christmas gift for us all?

The Google Play store page for Apex Legends Mobile has gone live in Britain, but it simply invites players to pre-register if they want to join the beta. As we learn more, we’ll let you know. We can’t imagine it will be long until we find out when it will launch.

When is the Apex Legends Mobile beta?

When the mobile version of Apex Legends made its first tentative steps into the world back in April 2021, Respawn explained on the FAQ section of its blog: “We’ll be steadily rolling out Apex Legends Mobile around the world in a series of tests. To start with, we’ll do a series of smaller closed beta tests in India and the Philippines. The first of these begins Spring 2021, and will only be available on Android devices.”

More regions will follow at a later date, as will iOS support for iPhone users. As and when we get some firm dates, we’ll be sure to update this page and let you know. We’re still waiting on an Apex Legends Mobile trailer, too.

Apex Legends Game Director Chad Grenier said in a blog post: “Beginning later this month, we’re kicking off the first regional beta tests for Apex Legends Mobile. This is a huge moment for our team. Two years ago we changed the landscape of the battle royale genre, and now we’re aiming to do it again on mobile.”

Does Apex Legends Mobile feature crossplay with the other versions?

Respawn has opted against crossplay in this instance, announcing on its FAQ page: “Because Apex Legends Mobile is being built especially for mobile, it won’t feature cross-play with the console or PC versions of Apex Legends.” So mobile players will be playing against other mobile players, rather than intermingling with gamers on other platforms.

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An official image from Apex Legends Mobile.
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Respawn is also keen to stress that “the best is yet to come for PC and console players”, with a lot of new content on the way, including “one of the biggest updates we’ve ever shipped for Apex Legends”. More on that as we have it!

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Is Apex Legends Mobile free to play?

Also on that handy FAQ page, Respawn stressed that Apex Legends Mobile will indeed be free to play, and it will not include paid items that grant you a gameplay advantage. There will be Battle Passes, cosmetics and other things you can buy, though, some of which will be exclusive to this new mobile version of the game.

Is there an Apex Legends Mobile trailer?

There is an Apex Legends mobile trailer, but it is very much on the brief side. A full trailer is expected any day now so as soon as that one lands we will add it here but in the meantime, here is that short and sweet teaser!